Eudaemonia

Chapter 8.5

Songs for this chapter: Thunder - Imagine Dragons

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Ryan screeched as the first drop of rain landed on his precious fedora. "What the heck?!?! It wasn't even supposed to rain today!" Quickly, he whipped out his waterproof rubber ducky yellow fedora, the latest model from the fall catalog on www.buyfedoras.com. He glanced over at Liam who was sitting deep in thought trying to process what he just witnessed. He couldn't believe that this encounter had ended in a fight.

"So I suppose a true tragedy has occurred. I wonder what could have caused such a blowout." Out of nowhere, lightning almost struck the tree and they all started screaming even louder. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Back in the schoolyard, a still shellshocked Theo heard the strangely familiar screams and left his mom's car to be the heroic citizen he is, and to save whoever was in trouble. When he reached the tree he was shocked once more. "What are you guys doing here?!?" he asked his friends, who were huddled beneath the tree.

Quinton was holding up a BT21 backpack to help shield the others from the harsh droplets of rain that almost pierced their skin. Cory, holding his sk8board over his head, turned to Theo.

"For the record, I had no part in this." Then, he made a run for it, hopping on his sk8board and flashing a peace sign at them as he rode away.

Theo watched him leave for a moment, and then he came to the realization that he had forgotten his umbrella!

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING STANDING IN THE RAIN?? GET OVER HERE!" Ryan shouted. Theo hurried over to his friends and sat down.

"My mom is waiting in her car. We can run there after the rain slows down a bit." he said, out of breath. They sat in silence for a bit until Theo started crying.

"What happened with you and Sammie?" Quinton asked gently.

"We confessed our feelings for each other." replied Theo. Ryan looked ready to combust with excitement.

"Yay!" said Liam.

"But we found out right after that my mom ran over her cat."

"..."

"oh no"

"I'm so sorry man."

"Tough luck."

They all sat in silence again.

"She said that I would have to make it up to her before we start dating," Theo said.

"Hmm, how're you gonna do that?" asked Liam, "maybe cook her something nice?"

"No, it has to be more special," Theo sighed, "I remember when I lost Buddy, I was stricken with grief. It felt like I couldn't function because I had lost my best friend. It must be the same with her and Clifford. I need to do something that will really resonate with her."

"Oh I know! Maybe you should throw a funeral for her cat," suggested Ryan.

"I like that idea. It'll give her some closure and you can prove how much you care." added Quinton.

"And it'll give me the opportunity to wear the other fedora I bought," added Ryan quietly. Quinton was the only one who heard him, and he gave him a dirty look.

"Then that's what I'll do. C'mon there's no time to waste. You have to help me!" Together they ran back to the car and started brainstorming a funeral to honour Clifford Atticus Dominic Richardson III.